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Goode Prairie Preserve

Goode Prairie Preserve from directly overhead

Goode Prairie Preserve is a park in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 284 m. Hills of Judea stands 328 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Maple Ridge, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Miami & Erie Canal Scenic Byway passes 6.2 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
284 m

What to expect

Operated by
Miami County Park District
Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.16626, -84.40631

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Iddings Park: 2.7 mi
  • Y Yard Park: 2.7 mi
  • Covington Community Park: 4.0 mi
  • Heritage Park: 5.1 mi
  • Ward Park: 5.4 mi
Nature reserves: 26
Museums: 19
  • Bradford Ohio Railroad Museum: 2.7 mi
  • Versailles Area Historical Society: 5.5 mi
  • Johnston Farm Museum: 8.1 mi
  • Garst Museum: 12.8 mi
  • Wilderness Trail Museum: 12.9 mi
Historic sites: 16
Attractions: 6
  • Historic Bear's Mill: 8.3 mi
  • The Lost Land Corn Maze: 12.6 mi
  • VanDemark Farm: 12.7 mi
  • Darke County Fairgrounds: 13.5 mi
  • Dayton Air Show Entrance Arch: 20.9 mi
Gardens: 6
Artworks: 4
Waterfalls: 2
  • Greenville Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Ludlow Falls: 12.2 mi
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Miami Interstate 75 SB: 10.3 mi
  • Miami Interstate 75 NB: 10.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Peaks: 1
  • Hills of Judea: 18.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Goode Prairie Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hills of JudeaSW 232°328 m18.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1419:50
June solstice06:0920:3021:11
September equinox07:2619:0119:37
December solstice07:5716:3217:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283241536371747367554333
Precip in3.02.33.23.94.44.24.23.63.02.93.23.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Piqua Wwtp, 9 mi away.

  • Slaty Skimmer54 obs
  • Blue Dasher46 obs
  • Eastern Pondhawk45 obs
  • Fragile Forktail45 obs
  • Widow Skimmer43 obs
  • Calico Pennant40 obs
  • eastern redcedar39 obs
  • Eastern Forktail37 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1448226369

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